as in needles
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long
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needles
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Some modern riffs incorporate pine needles lightly for aroma, but bark itself is not consumed.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026 -
That may include people who are afraid of needles, as well as people who could benefit from existing injections but don’t view their condition as severe enough to warrant a weekly shot.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Syringes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringes. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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